Issues: signs

1.This needs to be a better three way stop light, the cars coming from congress never yield to those coming from Front. 2. The flow from 3rd street and congress to 1st street does not work well. 3.People turn at 1st and congress illegally even with signs on both streets. 4.Improving timing of light from at least 3rd street to river is needed, or at least making the congress street to river street a no turn light would make things safer. 5. Also at the bottom of front and congress the hill has many potholes which causes a lot of damage to cars undercarriage and axles.

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A lot of drivers seem to think that they can take a "left on red" from Congress to River St. A sign should be placed by the signal, and perhaps traffic enforcement should spend a few shifts at this intersection.

The GM(Guest)

It is legal to "turn left on right" from a 1-way street (Congress Street westbound) to another 1-way street (River Street southbound). Care should be taken when making this turn, besides there is not much traffic on Congress Street coming from Front Street. Keep traffic moving safely and save gas !!!!

There needs to be a larger stop sign at river street. Drivers are constantly driving through and not yielding to traffic moving up the hill from front street. Daily there are near accidents do to incompetent drivers failing to yield right of way..

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There is no street parking on the south side of Bank St., but the new tenants at 4 Bank have as many as three cars parked in this very narrow street at any given time. It would be impossible for emergency vehicles, snow plows, etc. to make it through, and their neighbor across the street has a had a very difficult time entering/exiting their drive.

The street is marked with 4-5 "no parking any time" signs (all new and legible), so ignorance is not the issue.

Nearly three months and the city has not done jack squat diddly. Is the new administration even paying attention to anything on this site anymore? The old admin was quite proactive. This one seems tone deaf. Three months...

Even now there is a Jeep just parked out in the middle of the street blocking traffic completely.

It is now May, and the new administration hasn't seen fit to do jack diddly squat. I guess the Democrats of Troy are too busy going through trials and grand juries to worry about the quality of life if the citizens.

When heading east on Rt 7 (Hoosick St) and wanting to make a left turn (to go north) onto 15th Street - the green left turn arrow/signal only stays lit for exactly 11 seconds! This means that unless you are one of the first 3 cars in-line - you are NOT able to make the left turn as the traffic coming down Hoosick prevents you from turning left onto 15th St. You thereby hold up a ton of cars behind you who want to head up Hoosick Street. This often causes a back-up all the way to the Hoosick St bridge if it's rush hour (between 4pm and 6 pm). This green arrow should be green for at least 20 seconds and not 11 seconds.

mhj(Guest)

And the new McDonald's will make it even worse. Insufficient consideration was gievn to the traffic traveling north on 15th street which will become the entrance and egress for the Mc'D's. Bad situation will only get worse.

TNB(Guest)

heykoolaid(Guest)

this issue was never resolved. If you're heading up the hill on hoosick st and want to turn left on to 15th st, you must be one of the first 3 cars in line or you're not going to make it. 11 seconds is not enough.

The end of the school zone for PS 18 isn't marked. During the time that the yellow lights are flashing, drivers are supposed to slow down to 20 mph. Drivers do not know when to speed back up to 30 mph, because the school zone is not marked.

I live on Thompson St for many years I have complained to the city to put up a speed bump here I was told it can't be done on city streets. Hardly anyone stops for this sign Parents in a hurry to get their children to the ball fields (GEER FIELD) blow though it Cars taking the short cut to avoid mill st and NOW even the ice cream truck doesn't even stop anymore and she attracts children and still blows through the signage I asked her to stop and NOPE I NO GIVE YOUR KIDS ICE CREAM YOU YELL AT ME stop means stop REALLY there not my kids but thanks for thinking im young enough to have children that young They are the children in my neighborhood and the blind corner doesn't have stop sign I've been here long enough to see lots of accidents BUT no deaths yet of children But back to my original thought I drove over WalkerA ve by Spring Little league to see they have a speed bump and they put speed bumps up on Sherman Ave when they detoured traffic ARE THE CHILDREN of LESSER VALUE ON THOMPSON STREET THAT WE DON'T GET CONSIDERATION FOR A SPEED BUMP OR DOES A CHILD HAVE TO DIE FIRST What to do now at a loss Thanks

107th st between 4th and 5th avenue was made a one way street several years ago. Unfortunately the Do Not Enter sign as you are heading East was put on the left side of the road and it's angled a bit so most people don't see it. Moving or putting an additional sign on the right side of the street would make it more obvious.

The other day I counted 6 cars going the wrong way during a 15 min period and only 4 going the right way. There are a number of children in the area that ride bikes and play making the especially dangerous.

Jeff(Guest)

There was an altercation here the other day. Some was leaning on their horn and someone else was yelling "one way" "one way". Didn't see what happened but when I got to a window there was a car turning around.

During the school year there are more cars and buses parked on the left side of the street and I'm pretty sure that the sign would be completely obscured at times when that happens.

Jeff(Guest)

There were about 70 or 80 cars going the wrong way today, on their way to whatever was going on at the High School. About a dozen cars stopped and backed up to 4th ave after noticing the sign too late. One guy must have seen the sign in the alley as he did a U-turn right before 5th ave.

Vehicles turning left onto Morrison from High Street are in a bad situation if they miss the left arrow at the beginning of the cycle. They enter the intersection, but during high traffic times, will never get a chance to turn before Morrison gets the green light (meanwhile, Northbound High Street traffic turning onto Morrison has a green arrow the whole time). This signal needs to be re-evaluated.

Jen Powers(Guest)

I think that there should be no left turn at the light for the people going south onto 378 bridge. That would stop alot of congestion. I know I have almost been hit a few times from other drivers who get caught in the left lane behind someone trying to turn left. They should make it where you have to turn left at Mill St and not at Morrison. Someone is going to get hurt really bad there one day.

Speeding and failure to yield to pedestrians make it near impossible to cross River Street to get to parking lot of Hedley Building. With or without the warning sign in the middle of the cross walk - hardly anyone actually stops and those who do risk getting rear ended by the speeders and others not paying attention.

Common man(Guest)

There are several places in Troy that have the pedestrian signs yet the pedestrians feel that it is their sole right to cross anytime, without looking out for traffic. You have to your senses when crossing the street, the first sense is COMMON SENSE.

I drove threw there the other morning I lady walked right out in front of me I slammed on my brakes just stopping in time. She picked up the sign and threw it at my car. said she has the right of way Your right if you think THE HUMAN body can take a 3500 lbs of metal hitting . YOU WOULD BE DEAD AND THEN RUIN MY LIFE TOO
PLEASE THINK BEFORE STEPPING OFF THE CURB
To you walkers that don't drive , it take time to stop a car

Gonnagetemville
(Guest)

Yes, what a problem. But as I was told by one of the City Officials, and I quote "But there is such a lovely view of the river". Hahahaha Our tax Dollars hard at work. Anyone who honestly believes City Officials care anything about what the tax payers really want is delusional.

Out of Luck(Guest)

This is a very handicap unfriendly place to put a City Hall. If you are a Senior Citizen, use a walker, on crutches, etc... you are out of luck. Troy City Hall is unavailable to you. The 30 minute parking limit is also unreasonable - it takes me 30 minutes just to get from my car to the front of the building on that narrow sidewalk and long ramp.
Also handicap unfriendly in Troy - those pretty brick crosswalks. Expensive to install, and difficult to walk or drive on. My car skidded into the intersection a snowy day because they are slippery when wet.
Who is making these decisions?